Fountain brush



L. C. FLEWELLING FOUNTAIN BRUSH Feb.27,1923. I 1,446,967

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Patented Feb. 27, 1923.

LESLIE C. FLEWELLING, DE LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

FOUNTAIN BRUSH.

Application filed October 14, 1921. Serial No. 507,762.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LESLIE C. FLEwELLINo, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, county of Los Angeles, State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Fountain Brushes, of which the following is a specification.

It is theobject of this invention to provide a fountain brush or the like, and more particularly a fountain shaving brush, whichincludes a receptacle for a container for shaving soap, preferably in liquid form.

More specifically, the invention content plates the provision of a brush forming a receptacle for a plurality of containers, the receptacle being arranged with a perforator which. will engage one of the containers placed in the same, in order that the container will be punctured, to allow the flow of the liquid soap. It will be understood that the remaining containers withln the receptacle, form a reserve, so that when the perforated container is empty, it may be removed, and a new container placed in that part of the receptacle where 1t Wlll be engaged by the perforator and punctured for use.

The brush is also arranged with a pump mechanism, which is readily man1pulated, and which will draw the soap from the con tainer, and force a fixed amount of the same into a conduit, which in turn discharges among the bristles of the brush.

By this arrangement a convenient and practical shaving brush is formed, and one which will be sanitary and handy for use.

The invention will be readily understood from the following description of the accompanying drawings, in WhlCh,

Fig. 1 is a side elevation, partly in section,

' of a shaving brush constructed in accordance with the invention,

Figs. 2 and 3 are transverse sections on the lines 2-2 and 33 of Fig. 1.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated, a usual bristle structure is indicated by dotted lines at 1, as mounted in a suitable base 2, which may a rubber composition or the like. This base is carried by a plug 3 preferably having a threaded nipple 4 for engaging the hollow handle member. A conduit 6 extends through the plug, and may be continued as a nozzle 7 pro ect1ng a short distance among the brlstles The handle is preferably a cyl1ndr1cal structure 8, threaded onto nipple 4, and also Shaving its opposite end threaded as'shown at t inder, and the space between said partition and the end of nipple 4, when the handle is threaded onto the brush structure, is adapted to receive a block or disc 13, which forms a pum.p cylinder. The block is provided with a transverse bore 14 comprising the cylinder of the pump,- and the inner end of the cylinder has a port 15 in alinement with conduit 6.

A piston 16 reciprocates within the pump cylinder, and has a piston rod 17 projectmg from the same through block 18 and easing 8, so as to terminate in a push button 19. A coil spring 20 upon the piston rod between the push button and casing 8, is adapted to normally move the piston to its inner limit, in which position it closes the port 15.

The portion of the hollow handle beyond partition 12 forms compartments for containers for liquid soap or the like. As an instance of this arrangement, a cup '10 is adapted to be received inthe hollow handle, so as to form one compartment between the same and the partition 12, and a similar compartment within said cup. he open end of the cup is provided with a reverse flange 11, received over the end of easing 8, and preferably threaded onto the threads 9, in order to removably retain the cup in position.

The containers for liquid soap are shown at 22, and are preferably sealed containers adapted to be readily punctured for use. The container within cup 10 is a reserve supply, while the container in the space between said cup and the partition 12 is adapted for use. This latter container is adapted to be punctured, and for this purpose the wall 12 is provided with an opening from which a perforating lip 24 projects into the compartment beyond the same. This opening is in alinement with a port 26 communicating with the pump cylinder, so that when the container has been punctured by being forced against the perforating lip, the soap from the same may flow into the It will be understood that when the punctured container is empty, the reserve container and cup 10 are removed, so that the empty container may be replaced by the one in reserve, and the cup then replaced in position. The reserve container is held in partition 12 is arranged within the cylits compartment by a closure cap 39 received over the end of cup 10. and preferably having a bayonet joint connection 30 with the reverse flange ll of the cup.

By the construction as thus set forth, it will be seen that piston 16 will normally close port 15 to prevent the flow of soap to the brush, but that when the piston is actuated, it will draw a charge of soap into the pump cylinder through port 26, so that upon the return stroke of the piston, the measured charge within the cylinder, will be forced through conduit 6 to the bristles of the brush.

The construction also provides for readily puncturing one of the soap containers, so that the contents may be used, and furthermore provides a reverse supply, convenient for use, when the first container is empty.

\Vhile in the foregoing specification, I have illustrated and described one practical embodiment of my invention, it will be apparent that various changes may be made in the same, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

hat is claimed is:

1. A fountain brush having a hollow handle, a perforator extending into said hollow handle, partition means in said hollow handle forming one compartment adjacent said perforator, and a second compartment remote ments being adapted to receive containers.

2. A fountain brush having a hollow handle, a perforator extending into said hollow handle, said handle being adapted to receive, a container against said perforator, partition means in said hollow handle abutting against said container for impinging the from said perforator, said compart latter against said perforator, said hollow handle being adapted to receive a second container against said partition means, and a closure cap forming retaining means for said second container.

3. A fountain brush having a hollow handle, discharge means extending from said hollow handle, pumpin means in said discharge means, and a perforator at said discharge means and extending into said hollow handle, said perforator being arranged to perforate a container received in said hollow handle.

4. A fountain brush having a base for bristles, a discharge conduit extending through said base, a pump cylinder received against said base and communicating with said discharge conduit, a hollow handle received over said pump cylinder and connected to said base, said hollow handle having a port communicating with said pump cylinder, and a perforator at said port extending into said hollow handle, said perforator being arranged to perforate a container received in said hollow handle.

5. A fountain brush having a handle adapted to support a container, a perforator carried by said handle and arranged to perforate said container, means supported by said handle abutting against said container to fix the latter in position impinging against said perforator, discharge means through said handle having its inlet at said perforator, and pumping means supported by said handle and associated with said discharge means.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

LESLIE C. FLEWELLING. 

